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Their name means “people of the muddy river.” The Susquehannock were first described by John Smith, who explored the upper reaches of Chesapeake Bay in 1608. The Susquehannocks were active in the fur trade and established close trading relationships with Virginia, New Sweden, and New Netherland.
The 1652 Articles of Peace and Friendship was a treaty signed on 5 July 1652 between the Province of Maryland and the Susquehannock people. The treaty resulted in the Susquehannock conceding the majority of the land from the mouth of the Susquehanna River into Maryland on both shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The treaty effectively signaled the ...
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The birth attracted significant media attention, both positive and negative, including a feature in Time magazine in December 1997. [5] " In the beginning, for every ten letters we would get that were happy for us, we'd get one letter accusing us of exploiting the kids and being selfish to waste the world's resources on a family this big," said Bobbi in a 2007 interview. [11] "
Protestors gather outside the Iowa Memorial Union as Michael Knowles speaks during a Young Americans for Freedom event Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa.
The first recorded inhabitants of the Susquehanna River valley were the Iroquoian speaking Susquehannocks. Their name meant 'people of the muddy river' in Lenape. Decimated by diseases and warfare, they had died out, moved away, or been assimilated into other tribes by the early 18th century.
Sirens blared at 2 a.m. in Rock Valley, Iowa, population 4,200, where people in hundreds of homes were told to get out as the Rock River could no longer take rain that has slammed the region.
More: ‘A great leader’: Former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey dies at age 64 “Bill was a great leader whose work ethic and passion for Iowa agriculture was unmatched." Reynolds said.